023 决斗

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Three days and three nights had gone by since the train had left San Francisco

火车离开旧金山后，已经过去了三天三夜。

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The travelers had passed the Great Salt Lake in Utah, traveled over the Rocky Mountains, and crossed the prairies of Wyoming

旅客们经过了犹他州的大盐湖，翻越了落基山脉，穿过了怀俄明州的草原。

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In Nebraska they had reached the Platte River, which the rail line was now following, 350 miles before Omaha

在内布拉斯加州，他们到达了普拉特河，铁路现在沿着河走，距离奥马哈还有350英里。

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Four more days and nights remained until they would reach New York. Phileas Fogg was right on schedule

到达纽约还需要四天四夜。菲利亚斯·福克准时无误。

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Mr. Fogg and his friends continued their whist game, and no one complained about the length of the trip

福克先生和朋友们继续打着惠斯特牌，没有人抱怨旅途漫长。

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During the morning Fix had won several guineas, which he now seemed likely to lose

上午菲克斯赢了几尼，现在他看样子要输了。

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The train pulled into the station at Plum Creek

火车驶入梅子溪车站。

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Mr. Fogg was about to play a winning spade when a voice from behind him said," A smart whist player would play a diamond!"

福克先生正要打出一张必胜的黑桃，身后一个声音说：“聪明的惠斯特牌手会打方块！”

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It was Colonel Proctor

那是普洛克特上校。

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" I see I have found you, Englishman," said the colonel

“看来我找到你了，英国人。”上校说。

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Aouda turned pale. She seized Mr. Fogg's arm

艾娥达脸色变得苍白。她抓住了福克先生的手臂。

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But it was Mr. Fix who stood up and said," Pardon me, but this is my affair

但是菲克斯先生站了起来，说道：“请原谅，但这是我的事。

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You hit me, Colonel, and now you are being insolent with one of my friends. I will challenge you myself!"

你打了我，上校，现在你又对我的一个朋友无礼。我要亲自向你挑战！”

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" Mr. Fix, you will not," said Mr. Fogg, rising from his seat

“菲克斯先生，你不必如此。”福克先生从座位上站起来说道。

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" The colonel has insulted me a second time by suggesting that I play a diamond

“上校暗示我出方块，这已经是第二次侮辱我了。

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I have no more patience for this rude American

我对这个粗鲁的美国人忍无可忍了。

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I challenge you to a duel, Colonel!"

我向你挑战，来一场决斗，上校！”

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" I accept your challenge," replied Colonel Proctor," with whatever weapon you choose!"

“我接受你的挑战，”普洛克特上校答道，“无论你选用什么武器都行！”

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Passepartout wanted to beg Mr. Fogg not to proceed but knew that, as Fogg's servant, he must hold his tongue

路路通想恳求福克先生不要这么做，但他知道，作为福克的仆人，他必须保持沉默。

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Aouda, on the other hand, pleaded with Mr. Fogg not to risk his life

而另一边，艾娥达则恳求福克先生不要拿自己的生命去冒险。

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Mr. Fogg calmly selected four revolvers from Passepartout's collection and handed two to the colonel

福克先生从路路通的收藏中冷静地挑出四把左轮手枪，将两把递给上校。

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He left the car, and the American followed him out onto the platform

他离开车厢，那个美国人跟着他来到月台上。

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The weather had turned cold and scattered snowflakes were drifting in the air

天气转冷，零星的雪花在空中飘荡。

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The conductor hurried to them to say the train was about to get underway again

列车员急忙过来告诉他们火车马上又要开动了。

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" We are already twenty minutes late, gentlemen. Please board the train," he said

“先生们，我们已经晚点二十分钟了。请上车吧，”他说道。

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" We mean to fight a duel! And we would like to do it here and now," said Mr. Fogg

“我们要决斗！而且想就在这里，现在进行，”福克先生说道。

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" I'm really very sorry," said the conductor

“实在非常抱歉，”列车员说。

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" Under any other circumstances, I'd be willing to oblige you, but there is no time

“在其他任何情况下，我都愿意成全你们，但现在没有时间。

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Why not fight as we go along?"

何不在列车行进中决斗呢？”

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The men reboarded the train. As it left the station, they followed the conductor to the last car

两人重新登上火车。列车驶离车站时，他们跟着列车员来到最后一节车厢。

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The conductor quickly relocated its few passengers

列车员迅速转移了车上为数不多的乘客。

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Mr. Fogg and Colonel Proctor, each carrying two six-barreled revolvers, faced each other at opposite ends of the empty car

福克先生和普洛克特上校各自带着两把六发左轮手枪，在空车厢两端面对面站着。

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They agreed to begin firing on the count of three

他们约定数到三就开始射击。

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Fix and Passepartout, their hearts beating, waited outside the door

菲克斯和万事通心跳加速，在门外等候。

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Suddenly they heard savage cries, accompanied by gunshots, but the shots did not come from the last car of the train

突然，他们听到野蛮的喊叫声，伴随着枪声，但枪声并不是从火车最后一节车厢传来的。

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Shrieks of terror came from the passengers

乘客们发出了惊恐的尖叫。

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Colonel Proctor and Mr. Fogg, revolvers in hand, left their dueling car and rushed to the forward cars with Fix and Passepartout

普洛克特上校和福克先生手持左轮手枪，离开决斗车厢，和菲克斯、万事通一起冲向前面车厢。

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They saw right away what was causing the commotion

他们立刻看清了引起骚动的原因。

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A hundred Indians had leaped from galloping horses onto the train

一百个印第安人从奔驰的马背上跳上了火车。

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Three had climbed onto the engine and knocked the engineer unconscious

三个人爬上了火车头，把司机打昏了。

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Now the train was racing forward at an uncontrollable speed. The Indians were armed with guns

现在火车正以无法控制的速度向前飞驰。印第安人带着枪。

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They slipped through the windows and doors of the cars, shooting at the passengers

他们从车窗和车门溜进来，向乘客射击。

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Many passengers were armed as well and fired back

许多乘客也带着武器，开枪还击。

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The conductor was fighting beside Mr. Fogg

列车员正在福克先生身边战斗。

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He knew that a garrison of soldiers was at the next station, Fort Kearney, which they were fast approaching

他知道下一站科尔尼堡有驻军，他们正快速接近那里。

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Their only hope was to stop the train so that the soldiers could come to their aid

他们唯一的希望是停下火车，这样士兵们才能前来支援。

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A shot hit the conductor in the chest

一枪击中了列车员的胸口。

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As he fell, he cried," Unless the train is stopped, we are lost!"

他倒下时喊道：“除非火车停下来，否则我们就完了！”

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" It shall be stopped," said Phileas Fogg, preparing to rush through the cars to the engine

“会停下来的，”菲利亚斯·福格说着，准备穿过车厢冲向火车头。

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" Stay, monsieur, and protect Aouda," said Passepartout." I will go!"

“先生，您留下保护艾娥达，”帕斯帕图说。“我去！”

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Mr. Fogg had no time to stop the courageous Passepartout, who crawled through a door and slipped under the train!

福克先生来不及阻止勇敢的路路通，他爬出车门，溜进了火车底下！

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While bullets whizzed between the Indians and the passengers, smashing windows and puncturing seats

子弹在印第安人和乘客之间呼啸而过，打碎了窗户，击穿了座椅，

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Passepartout clung dangerously above the speeding tracks

路路通危险地悬在飞驰的铁轨上方。

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He crawled forward from one car to the next until he reached the first car

他从一节车厢爬到另一节，直到抵达第一节车厢。

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Hanging by one hand, he released the chains that attached the engine to the rest of the train

他单手悬挂着，解开了连接火车头与后面车厢的链条。

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The train shuddered violently, and the engine detached from the rest of the cars

火车剧烈地颤抖了一下，火车头与其余车厢分离了。

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The engine raced ahead, but the cars began to slow

火车头疾驰而去，但车厢开始减速。

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After several minutes they stopped, only a hundred feet from the station

几分钟后，车厢停了下来，离车站仅一百英尺远。

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Passepartout crawled out from underneath the first car

路路通从第一节车厢底下爬了出来。

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Before he could brush himself off, he felt a pistol against his head

还没来得及拍掉身上的灰，他就感到一支手枪抵住了自己的头。

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He turned to see a group of Indians had surrounded him on horseback, and everything went black

他转过身，看见一群印第安人骑在马上将他包围，接着眼前一黑。

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Help! Help! Somebody, help me!

救命！救命！谁来救救我！

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Oh, hello there. As you can see, I'm in a bit of trouble, captured by Indians!

哦，大家好。如你们所见，我遇到点麻烦，被印第安人抓住了！

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Let's hope Mr. Fogg comes to my rescue soon

希望福克先生能快点来救我。

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At least he didn't get killed in that duel. What was he thinking?

至少他没在那场决斗中丧命。他当时是怎么想的？

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Perhaps you have realized this on your own, but a duel is a confrontation between two men

也许你们自己已经明白了，但决斗就是两个男人之间的对抗。

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A duel is usually arranged when one man is insulted or wronged by the other man

当一个人被另一个人侮辱或冒犯时，通常会安排一场决斗。

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For example, Mr. Fogg said that Colonel Proctor had insulted him twice, so he challenged Proctor to a duel

比如，福克先生说普洛克特上校侮辱了他两次，于是他要和普洛克特决斗。

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It was a way of regaining his honor

这是挽回名誉的一种方式。

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Duels are usually fought with guns and are common in Europe and the United States

决斗通常用手枪进行，在欧洲和美国很常见。

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They frequently take place at dawn so the men will not be interrupted by townspeople or police

决斗常常在黎明进行，这样就不会被镇民或警察打扰。

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Duels are also common among cowboys in the " Wild West " of America, especially when a new cowboy comes to town

在美国的"狂野西部"，牛仔之间也常发生决斗，尤其是有新牛仔来到镇上时。

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For a duel with guns, two men stand back-to-back, and then walk forward a certain number of steps

用手枪决斗时，两个人背靠背站着，然后各自向前走一定步数。

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After that, they quickly turn to face each other and shoot

之后，他们迅速转身面对彼此并开枪。

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It's a dangerous way to settle an argument!

这真是一种危险的争论解决方式！